Chapter 21 documents
Document 21.1 talks about stalin on stalinism. Stalin came to power and implemented change at a very rapid rate for the people of the USSR. He successfully, and rapidly, created a surging industrial society in order to catch up to the western nations of the world. Stalin focuses on highlighting the success of industrialization, with steel, automobiles, machinery, etc. As an absolute ruler, Stalin planned on enacting change whether the people of the USSR liked it or not. Implementing change in this way is what cause uprisings of the people. Those who did not agree with Stalin would now definitely be unsure about standing up to his policies after the way he treated the kulaks. Throughout Stalin’s time in power his main focuses were on implementing his policies, creating a strong military, and bringing the USSR up to the level of a world power. Document 21.3 talks abut the living through industrialization. not all people agree or have the same perspective of this industrialization since some of them were not seeing the benefits of it. The first letter in a newspaper of a Tatar electrician that express his happiness and satisfaction of being able to have the same rights as any other citizen and how much he was proud of the new achievements of his country. The 2 comments from factory workers found in soviet archives 1930s they complain how the media and newspaper hides the reality about the success of the soviet union and how people of high rank in society have the most benefits and privilege out of this soviet power. I believe that this economic and political changes bring with them good and bad consequences and most of the time lower class people seems to be the most affected by it.